Thursday, April 16, 2009

Spring Training

Although the month of Spring Break is for the most part over, the season of rain continues. The past few weeks have been about combining sessions and coordinating with other training groups to make training meaningful for those in attendance.

We are cautious when deciding when to have training and when to cancel. The facility is less than a year into use and is still a work in progress. We also haven't gone through a spring season before so we are learning just how quickly the fields drain. (Btw, it appears as though they drain very quickly, almost too quickly actually.)

That said, our ultimate goal and responsibility is training. Because training is the priority, we will only cancel early in the day when we know the fields will be closed due to an accumulation of rain or a relatively certain forecast that includes dangerous weather. We will often make decisions at the field when weather is predicted, but hasn't yet impacted the fields. On these days we ask that parents remain available in case we end training early due to lightning.

Please continue to check the weather line each and every day during the Spring. DO NOT rely on the Club-wide calling system as your only source for knowing when practice is canceled.